34Education12005-07-012005-07-01falseADJUSTMENT OF CIVIL MONETARY PENALTIES FOR INFLATION36PART 36EducationOffice of the Secretary, Department of EducationPt. 36PART 36—ADJUSTMENT OF CIVIL MONETARY PENALTIES FOR INFLATIONSec.36.1Purpose.36.2Penalty adjustment.Authority:

28 U.S.C. 2461 note and 31 U.S.C. 3701 note, unless otherwise noted.

Source:

67 FR 69655, Nov. 18, 2002, unless otherwise noted.

§ 36.1Purpose.

The purpose of this part is to make inflation adjustments to the civil monetary penalties within the jurisdiction of the Department of Education. These penalties are subject to review and adjustment as necessary at least once every 4 years in accordance with the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended.

The citations for the adjusted penalty provisions, a brief description of the penalty, and the adjusted maximum (and minimum, if applicable) penalty amounts are listed in Table I.

Table I, Section 36.2—Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation AdjustmentsStatuteDescriptionNew maximum (and minimum, if applicable) penalty amount20 U.S.C. 1015(c)(5)Provides for a fine of up to $25,000 for failure by an institution of higher education (IHE) to provide information on the cost of higher education to the Commissioner of Education Statistics$27,500.20 U.S.C. 1027(f)(3)Provides for a fine of up to $25,000 for failure by an IHE to provide information to the State and the public regarding its teacher-preparation programs$27,500.20 U.S.C. 1082(g)Provides for a civil penalty of up to $25,000 for violations by lenders and guaranty agencies of Title IV-B of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), which authorizes the Federal Family Education Loan Program$27,500.20 U.S.C. 1094(c)(3)(B)Provides for a civil penalty of up to $25,000. for an institution of higher education's violation of Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, which authorizes various programs of student financial assistance$27,500.31 U.S.C. 1352(c)(1) and (c)(2)(A)Provides for a civil penalty of $10,000 to $100,000 for recipients of Government grants, contracts, etc. that lobby Congress or the Executive Branch with respect to the award of Government grants and contracts$11,000 to $110,000.31 U.S.C. 3802(a)(1) and (a)(2)Provides for a civil penalty of up to $5,000. for false claims and statements made to the Government$5,500.(Authority: 28 U.S.C. 2461 note and 31 U.S.C. 3701 note)[67 FR 69655, Nov. 18, 2002, as amended at 70 FR 298, Jan. 4, 2005]